Climate to rise on call for change
COFFS Coast residents and solar businesses will rally against the Federal Governments plan to axe the Renewable Energy Target on Friday.
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March calls for climate action
A VIBRANT rally of up to 200 people marched through Lismore yesterday, joining people from around the world to show support for action against climate change.
Experts say government fails nation with climate change plan
ENVIRONMENTAL experts have labelled the inconsistent approach of the Federal Government to climate change as short-sighted.
Coffs Coast climate action group join international movement
AN ESTIMATED 150 people braved the rain at Coffs Harbour Jetty on Sunday morning to participate in the world-wide march for action on climate change.
Lismore rally to back UN stand urging climate change action
TO COINCIDE with the global UN climate summit in New York, people all over the world will attend rallies in support of climate change action.
Call for action on climate
LOCAL supporters of action on climate change can have their voices heard on Sunday.
Coastal regions could face $226b climate change cost
COASTAL areas of Australia could face a massive $226 billion bill due to climate change, if nothing is done about a forecast sea level rise
Climate Action Group: Repeal a backward step for Australia
A REPRESENTATIVE of Coffs Coast Climate Action Group has expressed disappointment Australia’s become the first country to go backwards on climate change action.
Mum now a climate leader
A LOCAL small business owner and mum has become our go-to person when it comes to climate.
Opinion: Giving our Earth the benefit of the doubt
WRITIN’ RETURN: Either something is seriously wrong with our climate, or my fruit trees have faulty calendars?
Poll shows punters want action on climate change
WWF poll finds Queenslanders want action on climate change and would support an emissions trading scheme
Senator Xenophon says Clive Palmer’s ETS a ‘con’
INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon has labelled Clive Palmer’s plan for an Emissions Trading Scheme as “a con”.
Business owner Elizabeth Ure faces up to climate threat
IT has been a melancholic week for Warwick business owner, mother and community leader Elizabeth Ure as she explored the realities of climate change.
Abbott takes a second shot at killing the Carbon Tax
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is preparing to make the destruction of the carbon tax the first jobs of the new Senate.
Letter to the Editor – Saturday, June 14: Environment No.1
I CONCUR wholeheartedly with your editorial on Wednesday in that the environment sustains the economy and not vice versa.
Letter to the Editor – Saturday, June 14: Climate change real
SO GOOD to see the editor putting the climate out there where it needs to be seen.
Coffs can help lead the way on climate change
A LOCAL resident has returned from a Camp Earth Hour retreat on the Great Barrier Reef.
PNG student in Coffs Harbour to take marine knowledge home
SOUTHERN Cross University PhD candidate Pamela Kamya will put her knowledge of climate change to good use when eventually she returns to Papua New Guinea.
Mike Baird supports renewable energy target
NEW South Wales Premier Mike Baird is a man apart, standing as the only conservative state premier to support a national renewable energy target.
Activism on the agenda
A PUBLIC symposium on Climate Change Activism and the Law will be held at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus today.
Poverty project from local student inspires
LENNOX HEAD student Tim Eddy has won an international film competition designed to educate about global population issues.
Bank accounts closed over funds loaned to gas, coal projects
HUNDREDS of customers of the ‘big four’ banks have closed their accounts to protest their banks’ lending to Australian coal and gas projects, such as WICET.
Clive Palmer to vote against $3b climate change plan
REBEL Sunshine Coast MP Clive Palmer has vowed to vote against the Federal Government’s budget bills rather than support the government’s climate change plan.
Scientists to reveal how long to deal with climate change
THE world’s top scientists will today tell us we are fast running out of time to deal with climate change.
Clive Palmer’s shaky grasp of science
CLIVE Palmer has put himself at odds with the world’s scientific community over his position on climate change.
Aussie voters can go online to compare parties green policies
VOTERS concerned about the climate change policies of the major political parties will be able to go online to check which policies are greener.
Yamba right on average when it comes to heat plot
A GRAPH of the maximum temperatures at Yamba in the past 100 years reveals we are right on the average indicator for global temperature rises over the century.
Seas biting Woopi Beach deliver early climate change warning
BIG SEAS of the past few days have left a mark on the Coffs Coastline with large chunks removed from sandbanks at Woolgoolga.
Home insurance rejection rate to rise
MORE people living in low-lying coastal areas and high-risk flood or bushfire areas can expect to be knocked back for home insurance.
Rising insurance premiums for high-risk properties continues
MORE people living in low-lying coastal areas and high-risk flood or bushfire areas can expect to be knocked back for home insurance.
Council attacks climate change
CLIMATE change is on Clarence Valley Council’s agenda with an advisory committee to be appointed next week.
New report warns of future weather disasters
AUSTRALIA’S summer of extreme weather and natural disasters, in which more than 100 heat-related records were broken, was driven by climate change.
‘Climate change to blame for extreme weather events’
THE storms that have rocked the region are a harbinger of increasingly poor weather generated by climate change, group says.
Saffin claims climate change signals need for disaster funds
THE Federal Government should consider quarantining a “decent pool” of national emergency management funding to spend on flood mitigation, Janelle Saffin says.
Predictions point to more extreme weather events
Climatologist says if weather models are correct, we can expect more wild and extreme weather events in the future
Data shows frequency of extreme rain events rising
EXTREME rainfall events are on the rise in line with increasing temperatures as part of climate change, a study by the University of Adelaide has uncovered.
Climate change likely to involve species extinctions: CSIRO
THE CSIRO, has warned of “significant species extinctions” if the government does not start including climate change scenarios in major environmental laws.
Council warns electricity costs will rise under current RET
THE Gillard Government is unlikely to make any changes to the Renewable Energy Target, after the final report from the CCA largely endorsed the scheme.
Climate change to turn Northern Rivers from green to grey
THE Northern’ Rivers famed green hinterland could become a semi-arid landscape “more akin to Townsville” if the latest global warming predictions are accurate.
Hurricane Sandy a reminder of climate change threat
THE devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy is a timely reminder about the threat posed to life and infrastructure by climate change.
New funding for clean energy grant program released
MORE than $340 million in grants for homes, businesses and local councils were opened for applications on Tuesday.
Cusack attacks coastal bill
NEITHER the Liberal’s Catherine Cusack nor the Greens’ Jan Barham think the new Coastal Protection Bill does the job, but for very different reasons
NSW coastal protection shake-up
STATE-wide sea level rise planning benchmarks have been dropped in a move the State Government says gives landowners more freedom to protect their homes
Telstra looks at charging customers one-off carbon price fee
TELSTRA is considering charging its customers a one-off, $1 charge to offset the effects of the carbon price.
Research delves into water targets
NEW research from a leading environmental expert has challenged the Federal Government’s water targets for the Murray-Darling Basin.
New climate change data
THE Commonwealth has started a review of the latest climate change data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report.
Picture the future
“I DON’T really like having my photograph taken and I am busy,” was my reply when the office volunteered me to participate in Josh Wodak’s photographic study.
Acidification ‘likely to impact reef’
AUSTRALIA’S oceans are getting warmer and more acidic, putting the future growth of coral in the Great Barrier Reef at risk, the CSIRO’s latest report says.
Cycle to aid earth and health
“LOW carbon” behaviour, such as cycling to work, can be better for Australian’s health than higher carbon intensive activities.
Humans impact climate: research
AUSTRALIANS accept human impact on climate change and are taking action to reduce it, according to new research.
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